Last 3 months headlines – Page 645
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NewsLord Falconer joins fight against clin neg fixed costs
Former lord chancellor questions plans being drawn up by the Ministry of Justice and Department of Health for fixed costs for claimants running cases worth up to £25,000.
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NewsArsenic and an old case
As a recent fraud case proved, expert witnesses can cause great trouble.
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NewsRolls judge warns US over epic trial
Mr Justice Hildyard, presiding over the Hewlett Packard and Mike Lynch case, warned prosecutors not to ‘upset’ witnesses in the UK.
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NewsRegulator sounds out firms over CPD in 'light-touch' era
SRA asked ‘small number’ of solicitors why they refused to engage with new system for assessing continuing competence.
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NewsTalent drawn to small firms
Solicitors’ main attraction of downsizing from larger firms was the ability to remain in control, says LexisNexis.
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NewsKorea ending
When Lancashire solicitor James Robbins missed out on the London Marathon, he tackled one further afield.
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NewsFactory reset
Obiter spent time at a self-styled ‘iconic’ and ‘future-proof’ office in Shoreditch.
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NewsPinsent Masons strikes ‘unique’ deal with litigation funder
Augusta Ventures will offer the firm’s clients better rates and fast-tracked services.
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NewsProbate chaos nearing an end as backlog starts to be cleared
HMCTS also confirms it is going ahead with closure of regional probate registries.
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NewsLaw Society dips into reserves to fund IT upgrade
Group plans to spend over £60m on transforming technology infrastructure.
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NewsLegal Aid Agency seeks to reduce dependency on troubled billing system
A service called 'Apply for Legal Aid' will be introduced next year.
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NewsCharities to pay more as HMCTS cancels 'unlawful' bequest alert contract
Legacy notification service Smee & Ford will continue to inform charities of bequests, but fees will be higher.
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NewsTraffic defence lawyer shut down by SRA
Intervention confirmed into Lancashire practice Trafficlawyer4U.
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NewsConveyancers escape censure over leasehold concerns
Government says code of conduct is clear that clients' interests must be protected.
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NewsNearly a third of trainee barristers attended private schools
Data also shows that BAME candidates are almost half as likely to be offered a pupillage as their white peers.
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NewsHong Kong Law Society ‘strongly condemns’ legislative building siege
The violence is to be ‘deplored as an affront to the rule of law’, representative body says.
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NewsDavis takes the helm at Chancery Lane
Senior partner at Clifford Chance becomes 175th president of the Law Society today.
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NewsProsecutor wins libel claim over Ben Stokes case criticism
Alison Morgan brought proceedings against The Times over article relating to prosecution decisions.